Pumpkin Patch Fun...

This weekend I went on my first "field trip" with the Nursery Department from my church. I have been looking forward to it all week and was so excited when it was time to go. The excitement was short lived until I was put in my stupid carseat and my dvd player quit working. I was sure to let everyone know that this was unacceptable. My mimi and Aunt Lindsay were able to entertain me for the long ride to Heflin. We went to Bennett Farms and had a great time. Like always I was the cutest baby there and everybody let me know it. Unfortunately, my mom insists on putting these stupid huge bows on my head and I laugh at her and pull them off.... when will she ever learn? She also made me wear a toboggan to keep the sun off of my bald and beautiful head. Bennett Farms had lots of stuff to do....Daddy ran me through the maze and my cousin Rustin and Mommy helped me pick out a pumpkin. There was also a petting zoo... but if you know my daddy you knew that wasn’t happening….. so I wasn't allowed to even look at the animals. I went on the hayride and loved every minute of it!! Overall, I would say it was one of the best days of my short little life.


Enjoy some pictures from the day.....

Sitting in the Pumpkins

Guess who??

My mommy and daddy

My mommy and me

My baby is growing up :(

Good morning!! Chloey wanted me to let you guys know what she's been up to lately!! Wednesday she turned 7 months old!! I can't believe is she is now closer to 1 than 0. We will be planning her first birthday party soon and if I really sit down and think about it I get very sad. Chloey went to her very first Oxfordfest and let's just say she was less than excited. She has now official started crawling EVERYWHERE and getting into EVERYTHING. I guess she wanted to eat what her "brother" was eating because I found her in Baxter's dog food bowl trying to chow down. Tomorrow Chloey has her first "field trip" with her nursery buddies from church and will be going to the Pumpkin Patch in Heflin.

My first Oxfordfest (mommy's 4th favorite holiday)

My "bubba teeth"

I told you to STOP taking pictures

Drinking from my sippy cup

Playing in my toy basket

My mommy and daddy

Chloey's Allergies...

We had a meeting with Dr. Grubbe yesterday to discuss Chloey's allergies. He wasn't concerned with the Pine Trees but the Latex allergy is a different story. He told us that Latex is in pretty much everything from the gloves restaurants use to prepare food to the carpet on your floors. Plus, there are some foods that she might possibly be allergic to just because she suffers from a latex allergy.Right now she isn't showing a severe reaction to it but it could get worse. We have to get rid of anything we think contains Latex and keep an epi pin with us at all time. The Dr. explained to us that the epi pin is like car insurance...you hate to pay for it every year but you sure are glad you have it in case of an emergency.
Right now I'm not really worried about it because she is with us at all time (except at the nursery in church but I know Mrs. Donna will take care of her). I purchased a button to pin on her diaper bag informing everyone she does have a latex allergy. We take her back in 1 year to be retested and also tested for some other things.

Here are just a few pics from the last couple of weeks....

Playing in my walker at mimi's house....

Check out my UGG Boots!!

Holding my own bottle

Just playing (This is before we found out she has a Latex allergy)

My Baby Dedication

I was dedicated at Lakeview Baptist Church on August 14, 2011. This was kind of a big deal to my mommy and she put this horribly uncomfortable dress on me but I must say I think I did look pretty cute. I did so good during dedication (I fell asleep) so mommy and daddy were relieved. They were afraid I was going to toot on the Brother Jerry and interrupt the service. Here are a few pictures from that day....

The Death of Jeffery

I have entitled this blog The Death of Jeffery because that's what it feels like...... here's how it all started.

We have been noticing for about 8 weeks that Chloey's eyes had started breaking out. They would get red and puffy and just look terrible. After seeing 4 Doctors we decided it's time to see an Allergy Dr. She was tested for all kinds of crazy allergies. We were really worried that our other "child" Baxter was fixing to get the boot because she had pet allergies. We waited patiently for the results and we found out she is allergic to Pine Trees & Latex. Pine Trees didn't concern me as much as the Latex. The nurse recommend we get rid of all of her toys that could have Latex in them. We then made the shocking discovery that her FAVORITE toy "Jeffery the Giraffe" was PURE latex...... Chloey's allergic reaction all along was to Jeffery! Jeffery has been a very good member of the Cruse family for a few months. Jeffery would entertain Chloey for hours... we took Jeffery everywhere. Yes, I know she is really not old enough to have formed  this crazy attachment to him but I had. He was her first toy that she actually would spend time playing with. I'm devasted at having to get rid of Jeffery. I went home that night and broke the news to her that Jeffery was causing all of  her problems. I'm not ready to get rid of Jeffery completley even though Baxter told me he would welcome a new chewy toy. I placed Jeffery in the top of Chloey's closet where I'm sure many of her other toys will end up. I just hope Jeffery doesn't lose his squeaker and think we don't love him anymore and star in Toy Story 4!